Le Havre 2011, Finland (France,Germany)

Քաղաքը (La Ville, The City)
Within the context of the Francophonie Days in Armenia
and in Collaboration with the Alliance Française d'Arménie
AFG Film Club presents at The Club (Akumb, 40 Tumanyan Str.) March 2016 program
* Free Admission. All films are in original language with English subtitles.
Tuesday, March 29, 2016. Le Hevre 2011, Finland (France, Germany, PG-12, 93 min, Comedy, Drama, BR)
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Stars: André Wilms, Blondin Miguel, Jean-Pierre Darroussin
In this warmhearted comic yarn from Aki Kaurismäki, fate throws the young African refugee Idrissa (Blondin Miguel) into the path of Marcel Marx (André Wilms), a kindly old bohemian who shines shoes for a living in the French harbor city Le Havre. With inborn optimism and the support of his tight-knit community, Marcel stands up to the officials doggedly pursuing the boy for deportation. A political fairy tale that exists somewhere between the reality of contemporary France and the classic French cinema of the past, Le Havre is a charming, deadpan delight and one of the Finnish director’s finest films.